View source for Saranac Lake of 1920



In ''A History of the Adirondacks'', published in 1921, [[Alfred%20L.%20Donaldson|Alfred L. Donaldson]] felt compelled to counter a scurrilous attack on Saranac Lake by the Reverend [[John%20P.%20Lundy|John P. Lundy]] in the privately published, ''The Saranac Exiles''. He produced what he termed a "bird's-eye view of the place in 1920":

"It now has a population of over six thousand. It has 753 private residences; 145 buildings in which housekeeping suites are rented; 1 large modern apartment house; [[Cure%20Cottages|85 boarding houses]]; 13 [[hotels|hotels]]; 30 or 40 [[liveries|liveries]] renting cars, and several large [[garages|garages]]; 75 stores; a [[telephone%20exchange|telephone exchange]]; a union station; 3 school houses; a [[Saranac%20lake%20free%20library|public library]]; 2 hospitals; 2 national banks; a [[Saranac%20Lake%20Boys'%20Club|boy's club house]]; a [[Saranac%20Lake%20Golf%20Club|golf club]]; 4 [[churches|churches]]; and 2 theaters. The [[paving%20village%20streets|main streets of the village are paved]]; it is completely [[Saranac%20Lake%20Electric%20Company|electric lighted]]; it has a pure water supply from [[McKenzie%20Pond|a mountain lake]] three miles; away it has an automatic fire alarm, an auto fire truck; and a chemical engine. [...] It had two papers, ''The Enterprise Republican'', published twice a week, and The ''News Democratic'', published once a week, but issuing a small daily sheet with Associated Press news called The ''Item''. It has several lawyers among whom the Hon. [[H.P.%20Coats|H.P. Coats]] has twice been elected to the Senate..." <sup>1</sup>

## Footnotes

1. Donaldson, Alfred L. A History of the Adirondacks, New York: The Century Co., 1921, p. 235. (reprinted by Purple Mountain Press, Fleischmanns, NY, 1992)